[Wamvan] A film outing! VIFF?

[Frieda Werden]

Wadjda is the first film by a Saudi woman director - I've been wanting to
see that ever since it came out in 2012.


On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:

> Further to this - I ended up getting a 5-ticket pack and I have reserved
> for:
>
> H&G on Saturday, September 28 at 6 p.m., International Village 9
> Blue is the Warmest Colour, Saturday, October 5 at 12 PM, Rio Theatre
> A Mother's Dream, Saturday, October 5 at 7 PM, Vancity Theatre
> Wadjda, Thursday, October 10, Playhouse
>
> So if anyone on the list is going to any of these let me know or if people
> wanted to make one of these our outing. I left room for one in case we go
> with something else (also liked Candace & Pauline's suggestion of Big Men
> [woman director] and My Stolen Revolution).
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Candace <cancou at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello, what a great idea!
>>
>> This one also seems interesting:
>> http://www.viff.org/festival/films/f10270-objects-of-desire
>>
>> Candace
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 2013-09-07, at 7:39 PM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Ooh - I really want to see both H&G and My Prairie Home - either would
>> make a great WAM night.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Pauline Holdsworth <
>> pauline.holdsworth at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Love the idea of a movie night. These are a few that stood out to me:
>>> http://viff.org/festival/films/f7893-big-men
>>> http://viff.org/festival/films/f8689-h-g
>>> http://viff.org/festival/films/f10329-my-prairie-home
>>>
>>> Pauline
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  At the last WAM! Van event, a few of us floated the idea of getting
>>>> together about once a month to see a film worth checking out.
>>>>
>>>> *What kind of film?*
>>>>
>>>> Maybe a film that passes the Bechdel test, a film by a woman director,
>>>> a film that has feminist content.... anything we think makes potentially
>>>> feminist-friendly.
>>>>
>>>> *When can we start?!*
>>>>
>>>> Well, the Vancouver International Film Festival <http://viff.org/> is
>>>> right around the corner. It features films in categories like:
>>>>
>>>>    - Women Directors<http://viff.org/festival/films/search?field_film_genre_tid=5236>
>>>>    - Aboriginal and First Nations<http://viff.org/festival/films/search?field_film_genre_tid=5188>
>>>>    - Disabilities<http://viff.org/festival/films/search?field_film_genre_tid=5199>
>>>>    - Human Rights<http://viff.org/festival/films/search?field_film_genre_tid=5215>
>>>>    - Queer Interest<http://viff.org/festival/films/search?field_film_genre_tid=5224>and
>>>>    - Sex and Eroticism<http://viff.org/festival/films/search?field_film_genre_tid=5230>
>>>>
>>>> ... among many others.
>>>>
>>>> Surely we can find at least one film in the bunch that we can see
>>>> together.
>>>>
>>>> How about we use this thread to toss out a few ideas (films, what
>>>> they're about, and when they're playing), and see what people are
>>>> interested in?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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